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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Edit States In State Lifeline</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Add States<a name="addstate"></a></span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;">State Lifeline</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> element. The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button (</span><img src="new%20state%20button.png" width="17" height="19" border="0" alt="New State Button"><span class="f_NumberedList">) and</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Edit States</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button (</span><img src="edit%20state%20button.png" width="19" height="17" border="0" alt="Edit State Button"><span class="f_NumberedList">) display at the bottom left of the element.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">New State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
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<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type the name of the state.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You must add at least two states; for example, </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">On</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Off</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></p>
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<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">As you add states, increase the height of the element by dragging a handle-box (</span><img src="handlebox.png" width="36" height="16" border="0" alt="Handlebox"><span class="f_NumberedList"> ) on the edge of the element.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also add states using the </span><span class="f_UIControl">States</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Configure Timeline</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog. Add either:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Discrete states to the Timeline as described in <a href="states_dialog.htm#AddNewState">Add a New State</a>, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">A continuous range of numeric states as described in <a href="states_dialog.htm#NumericRange">Numeric Range Generator</a>.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Edit States</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the State Lifeline element and click on the required state. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Edit State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">State</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, change the name as required.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">If necessary, change the order of the states by either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Clicking on the up or down arrows (<img src="downgreenarrow.png" width="13" height="12" border="0" alt="downgreenarrow">and <img src="upgreenarrow.png" width="11" height="12" border="0" alt="upgreenarrow">) beside each state name, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-clicking on the state name and selecting the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Move Up</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Move Down</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> context menu options.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also edit the states using the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="states_dialog.htm">States</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Configure Timeline</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete States</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the state name. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> option.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Alternatively:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the State Lifeline element.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Hold down </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> and move the cursor over the state name. The cursor changes form (</span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-weight: bold;">7</span><span class="f_NumberedList">).</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click the mouse button. The state name is deleted.</span></li>
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